You don't need a spark of inspiration to start. Success isn't about feeling ready. It's about

showing up again and again and again, even if you feel like you're showing up in mismatch socks.

Hey, hey, welcome back. I'm so glad you're here today. We are diving into one of the most common

struggles that we all face, showing up when we don't feel like it. Maybe it's showing up for work,

or it's showing up for a goal you've been putting off, or even just doing the dishes after a long day.

Whatever it is, you're not alone. But guess what? You don't have to feel like it to do it. Today I'm going to show you

why that is and how to make showing up easier. Okay, let's dive in. I want to tell you why showing up

feels so hard. Here's a truth. It's not about laziness or lack of motivation. It's about the way our brains work. Your brain is wired to avoid discomfort. It's like a cat avoiding water. Even the simplest tasks can feel impossible on tough days. It's as if your brain is saying, let's just stay cozy and safe right here. How many people have tried to put a cat in the bathtub?

It's very difficult. Our brains are the same way. But every time you push through, you're not just

completing a task. You're shaping your identity as someone who shows up no matter what. You think,

well, I'll do it when I feel motivated, but motivation isn't reliable.

Instead, we need to learn to act without it.

Waiting for the perfect moment, it doesn't exist.

Waiting until we feel confident, we're never going to feel completely confident.

Life is messy and the conditions will never feel just right.

But the perfect time to start is right now. Even a shaky

first step will move you closer to where you want to be. You didn't know you're going to get

Pep Talk Alley today, but that's exactly what you're going to get. I remember one morning I had

promised myself I was going to write and the alarm went off and my first thought was, this is not

happening today. I don't feel like it. I didn't sleep well.

But instead of giving in, I told myself to sit down, to sit down for five minutes.

If it's terrible, you can stop.

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